Almost done...

With wedding flowers - whew! ...can't wait!
All that's left is the bridal bouquet.
Hoping beyond hope that I don't mess it up - I would hate to be to blame for messing up all the wedding photos!

I attended the Scrapbook USA Expo in SLC last weekend. My daughter in law and her fun sister took me. It's become a bit of a tradition and we had a great time - I came back with some fun new toys that have inspired me (and are begging me) to get back into the game...
I actually took a break to scrap yesterday! I will post photos as soon as I have time to do the journaling, and soon I'll have the latest card from Lucy's March sketch as well, but for now - back to finish that bouquet...

Have a great day!

(Bridesmaids bouquets)

I've been so neglectful.

Lynn from Memories from the Attic very generously gave me a blog award, (Thank you Lynn!) ...and I have all but abandoned the blog for weeks now.
My excuse? I've been on a reading binge for the last few weeks, and now I'm up to my eyeballs in flowers for a niece's wedding. I finished the boutonnieres today - tomorrow, coursages and flower girl wreaths.

I give you exhibit A:

Hopefully, I'll be done in a week's time (I don't want to be assembling flowers on the way to the wedding!)...and life will be back to normal.

Meanwhile, I'll be looking around for other bloggers to share my good fortune with.



The rules are...1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 10 blogs.
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

New Kits at Memories from the Attic

Memories from the Attic has added some fun new kits to their store this year.
Instead of just a monthly kit, they will be featuring a card kit, a Book of Me Kit, a Bio kit, and a project kit. My friend Jamie, who is on the design team at MFTA asked if I would help with the January project kit.
It is a Maya Road tin card organizer. The papers are from 7Gypsies - I love the antique look of these! I added my own chipboard swirl, bling flower centers, rub-ons, and silver cord - everything else that you see is included in the kit!

lid detail:


flower detail:


dividers 1:


dividers 2:


inside:

New Sketches

I found a new Sketch web site that is just starting up. It's called Card Patterns. They will be featuring weekly card sketches - this will be fun to watch!
Here's my take on their maiden sketch:


Thanks for peeking!

Refurbished

It's been a while since I mixed things up around here, so I thought some redecorating was in order. You know what they say - A change is as good as a rest, or something like that...
Hope you like the new look!

This past week was my Stampinup card exchange. I put this one together for my contribution. All supplies used are Stampinup (of course!)

It's time for CHA Winter - I love this time of year, because everyone is releasing new lines all at once. It's fun visiting all the different manufacturer's blogs and getting to see sneak peeks of it all!
A few favorites so far? (Click on the name to see the peeks)

Melissa Frances
Basic Grey (I like the Wisteria and Bittersweet lines, as well as the embellishments)
Making Memories
Queen & Co.
...and Prima

If I see anything else that I fall in love with, I'll let you know! :)
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Tim Holtz Techniques

This past week I've been trying to play on Scrapbook Doodles Scrap-a-thon. The idea was to use up all the scraps you have laying around.
One of the challenges was to lift a technique from one of the top scrapbooking masters - none other than Tim Holtz. I thought it would be fun to take pictures as I went, and share the experience! (Especially since this will probably be the only time I ever do anything this complicated! LOL!)

I chose to lift the technique from his 12 days of Christmas tag from Day 5.
Since this was a tag, I decided to use a tag my the card, rather than try to do the whole face of the card.

So, First I cut the tag (with my Quickutz Revolution)

Then, I painted the tag red with my craft paints, and let dry completely.

Next, I stamped a design on the tag, using my VersaMark ink pad.

I used a second decorative stamp to fill on the side of the tag

I sprinkled both with embossing powder - shake off the excess when finished.

Heat with a heat gun until the embossing powder melts. Let cool.

Paint the tag again with a different color. I chose a creamy Ivory. Let dry, (but not until the paint is completely set.)

Spritz a soft cloth with water, then gently rub over the embossed design, until the paint is removed from the embossed areas.

Finished tag

I aged the edges of my tag using a brush tool and Tim Holtz Tea Dye distressing ink.

My finished card - I embellished the tag with a metal eyelet, buttons, die cuts, and metalic cord. Fun project!

It's Sketch Time Again...

Lucy's new sketch is up for January, and I played along. I chose papers from Pebbles in my Pocket, chipboard from Cosmo Cricket, and Prima flowers. (Heart is Heidi Swapp, and the rub-on Making Memories)

...Still working on the technical issues, but I thought you might like a change of scene! LOL